WordPress plugin comparison

Performant Translations vs Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

Performant Translations

by Pascal Birchler

30K+ installs4.9

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

by Weglot Translate Team

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has more active installs: 50K+, against 30K+ for Performant Translations.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is downloaded about 621 times, Performant Translations about 188.
Performant Translations is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,941 reviews.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Aug 18, 2026 for Performant Translations.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Performant Translations.

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Performant Translations	Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0
Popular rank	#924	#726
Active installs	30K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.5K	48K
Rating	4.9(16)	4.8(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.16	×1.37
Last release	2 months ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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